Comments on: Simple Green, Simply Clean http://toolmonger.com/2007/10/05/simple-green-simply-clean/ All tools. All the time. Your source for news, information, and reviews of hand tools, power tools, and tools of all kinds. Sun, 06 Jul 2008 01:19:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: Evan N. http://toolmonger.com/2007/10/05/simple-green-simply-clean/#comment-130401 Sun, 14 Oct 2007 15:20:36 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/10/05/simple-green-simply-clean/#comment-130401 Simple Green gives me the biggest headache every when I use it for a while, so I don't ever use it. Aside from that I remember it working well...yet I feel so many other products are better suited for the cleaning tasks mentioned here. For general 'gunk' on saw blades, etc. I would use Fast Orange. No headaches, plus a little pumice for scrubbing (although Fast Orange loses to SG in the non-abrasive category). If you degrease your engine with Simple Green you still have to worry about disposing the engine grease ... so just use Gunk Engine Brite. It works better than SG. Or, as someone mentioned, Castrol Super Clean. Simple Green gives me the biggest headache every when I use it for a while, so I don’t ever use it. Aside from that I remember it working well…yet I feel so many other products are better suited for the cleaning tasks mentioned here. For general ‘gunk’ on saw blades, etc. I would use Fast Orange. No headaches, plus a little pumice for scrubbing (although Fast Orange loses to SG in the non-abrasive category). If you degrease your engine with Simple Green you still have to worry about disposing the engine grease … so just use Gunk Engine Brite. It works better than SG. Or, as someone mentioned, Castrol Super Clean.

]]> by: Teacher http://toolmonger.com/2007/10/05/simple-green-simply-clean/#comment-130015 Sat, 13 Oct 2007 12:44:22 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/10/05/simple-green-simply-clean/#comment-130015 I buy a generic version of Simple green at Agri-Supply called "Green Stuff". I get it for $5 a gallon as opposed to $10 a gallon for SG. I buy a generic version of Simple green at Agri-Supply called “Green Stuff”. I get it for $5 a gallon as opposed to $10 a gallon for SG.

]]> by: AirClar http://toolmonger.com/2007/10/05/simple-green-simply-clean/#comment-126959 Sat, 06 Oct 2007 22:52:09 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/10/05/simple-green-simply-clean/#comment-126959 I have used it light aircraft engines, with no ill effect, just spray it down with water. I have used it light aircraft engines, with no ill effect, just spray it down with water.

]]> by: PutnamEco http://toolmonger.com/2007/10/05/simple-green-simply-clean/#comment-126494 Sat, 06 Oct 2007 06:00:28 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/10/05/simple-green-simply-clean/#comment-126494 I like Castrols super clean for cleaning greasy stuff. Seems to me to be about twice as potent as simple green. As for cleaning the Beemer, S 100 engine brighter does the trick for me. dissolves white oxidation off aluminum very well. Has saved me much elbow grease. I like Castrols super clean for cleaning greasy stuff. Seems to me to be about twice as potent as simple green.

As for cleaning the Beemer, S 100 engine brighter does the trick for me. dissolves white oxidation off aluminum very well. Has saved me much elbow grease.

]]> by: LJDobie http://toolmonger.com/2007/10/05/simple-green-simply-clean/#comment-126313 Fri, 05 Oct 2007 21:04:09 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/10/05/simple-green-simply-clean/#comment-126313 I picked up the gallon/sprayer bottle combo at BJ's a few months back. It has been working great on cleaning up parts to go back into my 1990 Anniversary Thunderbird I have been restoring. Got to motor out of the engine bay, sprayed the bay dow, let it soak in for a few hours and hit it with the power washer. Came out great. I have also speayed down some of the rough looking spots and rubbed it down with a scotchbrite pad, then wipe, rinse and it is prepped for painting. It seems to remove all of the wax/grease/oil off. Works great on the plastic radiator overflow/window washer bottle as well to make it look new again.. Same method on those parts with the scotchbrite pad and SG... Seems to tak"yellow" off the plastic as well. I picked up the gallon/sprayer bottle combo at BJ’s a few months back. It has been working great on cleaning up parts to go back into my 1990 Anniversary Thunderbird I have been restoring. Got to motor out of the engine bay, sprayed the bay dow, let it soak in for a few hours and hit it with the power washer. Came out great. I have also speayed down some of the rough looking spots and rubbed it down with a scotchbrite pad, then wipe, rinse and it is prepped for painting. It seems to remove all of the wax/grease/oil off. Works great on the plastic radiator overflow/window washer bottle as well to make it look new again.. Same method on those parts with the scotchbrite pad and SG… Seems to tak”yellow” off the plastic as well.

]]> by: Rick Reimundez http://toolmonger.com/2007/10/05/simple-green-simply-clean/#comment-126287 Fri, 05 Oct 2007 19:28:43 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/10/05/simple-green-simply-clean/#comment-126287 One thing to keep in mind if you're using it to clean carbide saw blades is that you should just spray and wipe. DO NOT soak your blades in it as it will cause cobalt binder degradation (according to Simple Green's website and the guys at Freud tools) which can degrade the integrity of the carbide (think little tiny missiles of carbide at 100+mph). If you clean the pitch and resin within 12 hours or so it should wipe right off, if it doesn't, try soaking it in strong black coffee. It will clear the pitch out without damaging the blade. Turns out the Freud tool guys also use the Simple Green wipe and clean method: http://tinyurl.com/2q3kfv One thing to keep in mind if you’re using it to clean carbide saw blades is that you should just spray and wipe. DO NOT soak your blades in it as it will cause cobalt binder degradation (according to Simple Green’s website and the guys at Freud tools) which can degrade the integrity of the carbide (think little tiny missiles of carbide at 100+mph). If you clean the pitch and resin within 12 hours or so it should wipe right off, if it doesn’t, try soaking it in strong black coffee. It will clear the pitch out without damaging the blade.

Turns out the Freud tool guys also use the Simple Green wipe and clean method: http://tinyurl.com/2q3kfv

]]> by: TheEstablishment http://toolmonger.com/2007/10/05/simple-green-simply-clean/#comment-126261 Fri, 05 Oct 2007 18:38:42 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/10/05/simple-green-simply-clean/#comment-126261 Maybe it doesn't work great on polished aluminum, but Simple Green works fantastic on the beadblasted aluminum engine on my BMW motorcycle. Just make sure and rinse it off after scrubbing. Maybe it doesn’t work great on polished aluminum, but Simple Green works fantastic on the beadblasted aluminum engine on my BMW motorcycle. Just make sure and rinse it off after scrubbing.

]]> by: Aaron http://toolmonger.com/2007/10/05/simple-green-simply-clean/#comment-126247 Fri, 05 Oct 2007 18:15:54 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/10/05/simple-green-simply-clean/#comment-126247 Takes grease out of your pants too... you know, the good ones you should have changed out of before just doing that simple little job. Takes grease out of your pants too… you know, the good ones you should have changed out of before just doing that simple little job.

]]> by: Toolaremia http://toolmonger.com/2007/10/05/simple-green-simply-clean/#comment-126246 Fri, 05 Oct 2007 18:01:53 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/10/05/simple-green-simply-clean/#comment-126246 And don't use it on some ABS and other plastics. It will make it flake or peel like a sunburn. As the bottle says, test first. And don’t use it on some ABS and other plastics. It will make it flake or peel like a sunburn. As the bottle says, test first.

]]> by: KMR http://toolmonger.com/2007/10/05/simple-green-simply-clean/#comment-126220 Fri, 05 Oct 2007 17:14:10 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/10/05/simple-green-simply-clean/#comment-126220 Don't use Simple Green on aluminum... not all of the bottles mention this, but some of the larger gallon+ size do. You'll find your aluminum surface quickly oxidized after a bath in Simple Green. Don’t use Simple Green on aluminum… not all of the bottles mention this, but some of the larger gallon+ size do. You’ll find your aluminum surface quickly oxidized after a bath in Simple Green.

]]> by: Benjamen Johnson http://toolmonger.com/2007/10/05/simple-green-simply-clean/#comment-126219 Fri, 05 Oct 2007 17:10:45 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/10/05/simple-green-simply-clean/#comment-126219 Simple green works great for cleaning pitch from saw blades and router bits. I dunk an old toothbrush into a cup of concentrate and use it to remove the grunge. For particularly bad burnt on grunge on router bits, I soak it for a few minutes and hit it with the toothbrush. You'll see the power of simple green touted on many woodworking forums and sites. Just be sure to hit the blade or bit with some WD40 or light oil afterward. Don't worry about getting it on wood, because next time you spin the bit or blade to full speed it flings it off pretty well. Simple green works great for cleaning pitch from saw blades and router bits. I dunk an old toothbrush into a cup of concentrate and use it to remove the grunge. For particularly bad burnt on grunge on router bits, I soak it for a few minutes and hit it with the toothbrush. You’ll see the power of simple green touted on many woodworking forums and sites.

Just be sure to hit the blade or bit with some WD40 or light oil afterward. Don’t worry about getting it on wood, because next time you spin the bit or blade to full speed it flings it off pretty well.

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